by Bernd Mader
Laos has borders with China, Vietnam, Kambodscha, Thailand and Myanmar. It has about 6,5 million inhabitants and an area of about 236.800 km². Capital and largest city is Vientiane with about 400.000 people. It is located on a curve of the Mekong river and on the border of Thailand
© Bernd Mader; The Laotian Flag
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane Hotel: Ghosthouse.jpg
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane Hotel: Ghosthouse.jpg
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket (Vat is Laotian for temple )
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisakett
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane Vat Sisaket crinium amabile (Big spider lily, D:Hakenlilie)
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket crinium amabile (Big spider lily, D:Hakenlilie)
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket Horoscope
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane Vat Sisaket
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket monastery
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Vat Sisaket young monks
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Presidents palace
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Haw Phra Kaew Buddhist Temple
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Haw Phra Kaew Buddhist Temple
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Haw Phra Kaew Buddhist Temple
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Haw Phra Kaew Buddhist Temple
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, parlament of priests
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, parlament of priests
Foto: Factbook, in public domain; Vientiane, Pha That Luang, the Great Stupa in Vientiane
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader;King Setthathirat and Vientiane That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, That Luang Stupa
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, selling birds
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, selling birds
© Bernd Mader; Vientiane, Patuxai: Victory gate for freedom from France ca. 1960
© Bernd Mader; enroute, market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, Hmorg village, chicken grill
© Bernd Mader; enroute, Hmorg village, chicken grill
© Bernd Mader; enroute, market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, rice on market
© Bernd Mader; enroute at Van Vieng River at Elephant crossing
© Bernd Mader; enroute, Vang Vieng river
© Bernd Mader; enroute, Vang Vieng river, early morning
© Bernd Mader; enroute, main temple of a monastery
© Bernd Mader; enroute, monastery
© Bernd Mader; enroute, monastery
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute, in a village
© Bernd Mader; enroute,village scene
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute, market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, garlic on market
© Bernd Mader; enroute, bamboo sprouts on market
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute, plane of jars
© Bernd Mader; enroute, plane of jars
© Bernd Mader; enroute, plane of jars
© Bernd Mader; enroute, plane of jars
© Bernd Mader; enroute, Durian ("stinkfruit") in market of Xieng Khuang
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; enroute
© Bernd Mader; LP, hotelroom
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace of king Hophra Bang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Palace with king Sisavangvong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mai
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mai
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mai
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mai
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mai
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Ho Xieng
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Ho Xieng
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Ho Xieng
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Ho Xieng
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Ho Xieng
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mahathat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mahathat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mahathat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mahathat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Mahathat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Tatluang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Tatluang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Tatluang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Tatluang
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Manoram
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Vixaunarat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Aham
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Aham
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Aham
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong, burial chamber
© Bernd Mader; LP, Outside view of Vat Xieng Thong, Ho Phra Mane
© Bernd Mader; LP, Outside view of Vat Xieng Thong, Ho Phra Mane
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Xieng Thong That Phetthiem, wood-demon
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Sop
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Sop, wateroutlet
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Senne
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Senne
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Senne
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Senne
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Senne
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Siphoutthabat
© Bernd Mader; LP, Vat Pah Ouak
© Bernd Mader; LP, political party building
© Bernd Mader; LP, political party, flag
© Bernd Mader; LP
© Bernd Mader; LP
© Bernd Mader; LP
© Bernd Mader; LP, monks
© Bernd Mader; LP, Nam Kan river
© Bernd Mader; LP, Nam Kan river
On and along Mekong, Bak OU cave temples (map here), various villages an other impressions and Kuangsi waterfalls near Luang Prabang (map here)
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© Bernd Mader; On Mekong river
© Bernd Mader; On Mekong river
© Bernd Mader; Disembarking to visit the village Ban Xang Hai
© Bernd Mader; Disembarking to visit the village Ban Xang Hai
© Bernd Mader; Village Temple
© Bernd Mader; Oracle in village temple
© Bernd Mader; Weaving in the village
© Bernd Mader; Weaving in the village
© Bernd Mader; Weaving in the villag
© Bernd Mader; Weaving in the villag
© Bernd Mader; Traditional medicine
© Bernd Mader; back on Mekong river
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Carica Papaya near Pak-Ou cave
© Bernd Mader; Khmu village
© Bernd Mader; Khmu village
© Bernd Mader; Cildren in Hmong village Ban Nan Oan
© Bernd Mader; Woman in Hmong village Ban Nan Oan
© Bernd Mader; Annona fruit. Sweet and juicy
© Bernd Mader; basket making in village Ban OU
© Bernd Mader; Longang fruits. When ripe a bit similar to Litschis
© Bernd Mader; Village scene with geese
© Bernd Mader; Rice paddy
© Bernd Mader; Rice
© Bernd Mader; Kuangsi Waterfall Park
© Bernd Mader; One of the Kuangsi waterfalls
© Bernd Mader; Using Kuangsi waterfall
© Bernd Mader; One of the Kuangsi waterfalls
© Bernd Mader; Kuangsi waterfall impression
© Bernd Mader; Crinum Amabile (Giant spider Lily, D: Hakenlilie)
© Bernd Mader; Nicolaia Elatior (Torch ginger, D: Fackelinquer)
© Bernd Mader; Helicona
© Bernd Mader; Cemetry of soldiers near Luang Prabang
© Bernd Mader; Cemetry of soldiers near Luang Prabang
A report on travelling the Mekong